NEWSLETTER 22 September 2017 Dates ahead for 2017 Friday 22 September 2017 Friday 22 September 2017 Open Door Meal being prepared from 2pm and served from 7pm Harvest Service & Stewardship Sunday at 10am & 6pm Community Sunday at 12pm Silver Screen at 2pm Monday 25 September 2017 Monday 25 September 2017 Wednesday 27 September 2017 Emmaus Bible study at 2pm Friday 29 September 2017 Monday 2 October 2017 The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 24th September 2017 Entrusted with a calling Readings Reading: Gal 2: 1-10 Dark Blue Bibles: pg. 1178-1179 Light Blue Bibles: pg. 821 10am: All Age Service Preacher: Lis Goddard Hymns: 75 & 405 6pm: Healing Service Preacher: Lis Goddard Monday 2 October 2017 Tuesday 3 October 2017 Alpha Course at 7pm NEW Wednesday 4 October 2017 Emmaus Bible study at 2pm Friday 6 October 2017 Monday 9 October 2017 Monday 9 October 2017 1
Alpha Course Tuesdays, 3 Oct 21 Nov 2017 Looking to do Alpha in Pimlico, Westminster, Central London? The Alpha Course at St James the Less is a great opportunity for anyone to explore life's big questions. The new course begins on Tuesday 3rd October 2017 in the Watkins room and will consist of 8 sessions. It starts at 7pm with food, followed by a video and short talk about the Christian faith, and a relaxed time to share your thoughts in a small group setting. The evening ends at 9pm and there is no pressure and no charge. Anyone is welcome to come along and find out more. If you would like to attend, please let Lis know by emailing her on goddardea@gmail.com. Study Pack Appeal For many women at the Marylebone Project, gaining qualifications is the first step towards achieving independence. However, the cost of course equipment can sometimes be a barrier for women whose only income is the benefits or minimal part time wage they receive. The Marylebone Project is appealing for donations of course equipment or money so that they can provide study packs for those women unable to afford basic equipment for their studies. Study packs will include pens, pencils, a pencil case, pencil sharpener, rubber, notebook, rucksack, memory stick and reusable water bottle. If you are able to donate any of the above items, or make a financial donation towards the cost of buying these items, please send an email to Theresa Pountney at theresapountney@aol.com. Theresa would like to thank everyone who has donated already. She is still collecting, so there is still time to help these homeless ladies in their life at the hostel and who were thrilled to get the donations. Friends of St James the Less Everyone is welcome to become a friend of St James the Less and they do not need to be part of the congregation, so please ask all your friends and connections whether they might be able to help us in this endeavour of conserving, restoring, maintaining and improving the fabric, furnishings and fittings of St James the Less, in conjunction with the PCC. More details and the form to join can be found in church and on our website at: www.sjtl.org/friends Our account details with Lloyds are: Sort code: 30-90-69 Account #: 00879488 What do I get for being involved? Serve on the Friends of SJTL s committee; Helping ensure this remarkable building is used to the full and preserved for future generations as a functioning church, which people can visit to discover the remarkable craftsmanship of high Victorian gothic architecture; Contributing to keeping the church in good decorative working order; Regular newsletters from the Friends Committee, at least biannually; Information on, and participation in, our fundraising; Hands-on involvement in the conservation work where this is possible; Invitation to an annual lecture about St James the Less architecture or history, organised by the Friends Committee. 2
ODM training Saturday, 7 October 2017 All volunteers that help us during ODM are invited to come to this new training, which will focus on mental health and safeguarding. The training will take place at 10am in the Watkins room and should last about 3 hours. If you will be joining this training, please email Emma at pastoralassistant@sjtl.org to let her know. Open Doors Day Standing Strong Saturday, 14 October 2017 in Birmingham As most of you know Open Doors works in over 50 countries, supplying Bibles, training church leaders, providing practical support and emergency relief, and supporting Christians who suffer for their faith. In the UK and Ireland, Open Doors works to raise awareness of global persecution, mobilising prayer, support and action among Christians. They are having a one-day celebration of God's faithfulness in places where faith costs the most. The day will be jam-packed full of inspiration and challenge from the persecuted church. Your faith will grow as you hear amazing stories of how God is at work. International speakers include: - Pastor Abraham James (name has been changed for security reasons) is Chairman for the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in a northern state and has experienced great persecution as a result. - Pastor Jamal leads a growing church in Lebanon that is serving the needs of Syrian refugees. Through a local partner, Open Doors supports this wide-ranging ministry. - Pastor Sandeep Kumar has an in-depth knowledge of the issues for Christians in India having been a partner of Open Doors for many years. There will also be a global perspective on Open Doors work with times of worship and prayer for our persecuted family. Event details Location: International Convention Centre ( ICC ), 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2EA Doors Open: 09:00 Event Starts: 09:30 Event Finishes: 17:00 Tickets Cost: 24 per person; 20 per person if a group of 5 or more adults book together Purchase: https://www.ecevents.uk/standing-strong-2017/standing-strong-birmingham/site/register Or phone 01993 46 00 15 All tickets purchased in advance include a light lunch and drinks during the morning and afternoon break. You will not be allowed to take your own food and drink into the auditorium. Water will be available. Travelling arrangements Lis is planning to attend this event. She will be taking the 7.00am direct train from Marylebone station (easily reached by bus #2) that will arrive in Birmingham Moor Street station at 8.59am. It will be a 20 minute walk to the centre. She will then take the 5.15pm direct train from Birmingham Moor Street station to Marylebone station. Please buy your train tickets at www.thetrainline.com. A return ticket costs 11.00 if bought soon. Entering the arena On arrival, please take your ticket to be scanned at the registration desk where you will be issued with a wristband. Without a wristband you will not be permitted into the event. Security staff at the ICC will be stationed at the first entry point to the venue, i.e. on the ground floor of the mall. Additional security staff will check wristbands on entry to the hall. Random bag checks will happen upon the discretion of the ICC staff. 3
Community Sunday On the last Sunday of the month We are aiming to reach out to more people in our community and, therefore, we will be having a Bring Your Own picnic lunch in the centre that will take place on the last Sunday of each month from 12pm to 1.50pm, prior to the Silver Screen Showing. This event will also include games and fun for families, so please let your friends and neighbours know about it. In September, this event will take place on Harvest & Stewardship Sunday, so please come along for our Harvest Lunch. Harvest & Stewardship Sunday As in previous years, we are dedicating the Sunday services on 24 September to Harvest Thanksgiving. All the money collected on that day will be given to Open Doors, who work with the Persecuted Church and refugees. In the run up to this special service, we will also be providing bags for those who want to fill them with food which we will pass on to the Food Bank. Please see below the list of food that the Food Bank needs. Food Bank Reading the Bible This term, we are studying Galatians, so through the term we would like to set a challenge for you. We are going to try to memorise the whole of Galatians. We suggest that you memorise 2 verses per day. So this week it will be Galatians 2:1-10. We will then invite people who would like to recite them during the services of 1st of October. They need tins or long life packets of: -Soup -Fruit Juice -Milk -Fruit -Meat -Pudding -Biscuits -Sugar -Jam -Noodles -Cereals -Tuna/fish -Pasta Sauce -Spaghetti -Pulses/Lentils -Tomatoes -Mashed Potato -Drinking Chocolate -Peas, Carrots, Beans -Tea or Coffee -Shampoo -Deodorant -Shower Gel -Toilet Rolls 4
News from the Pimlico Foundation Mark and Ian are looking for people who would be keen on training as mentors. If you are interested, please contact Lis. They are currently running a free Kids Club for those aged 8-11 at 5pm on Mondays in the Monk room. Ian and Mark would appreciate, if anyone could donate any board games for ages 7+. If you can help, please email Mark (Mark@pimlicofoundation.co.uk) Volunteers needed please for: Prayer at St. James the Less Revive Prayers: Revive will now take place every second WEDNESDAY of the month with food from 7pm and prayer from 7.30pm. Prayers for the Persecuted Church: We send out a list of Prayers for the Persecuted Church once a week if you would like to receive the e-mail please let the office know. Men & Women s Prayers at 10am on every third SAT- URDAY of the month with breakfast. Home Groups We are re-vamping our Home Groups. These are the places where most of our congregation find fellowship. If you are not currently in a group and would like to join one, please contact Lis. Bible Study Notes If you would like Bible Study notes then please speak to Angela King. Sermons Log-on to www.sjtl.org to listen to or download our latest sermons. Prayer Chain If you have things that you d like prayed for, in confidence, please email prayerchain@sjtl.org, or pick up a bookmark from church to remind you. Sunday Service Volunteers needed for Sunday Service reading, prayer and children s church. The church is also looking for a Safeguarding Officer. Open Door Meal ODM takes place every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, except in August. If you can spare some time to help with: Preparation of food from 2pm / Serving the meal from 7pm / Clearing up from 8.30pm Please contact Andrew on goddardaj@gmail.com Open Church To fulfil our mission to be a place of welcome, we are asking for volunteers to come forward to train as part of a new Open Church team. We aim to have the church open 12-2pm each weekday. Training will be provided. Please email churchadmin@sjtl.org, if you can give some of your time to enable us to keep the church open. Huge thanks to Theresa and Anne who regularly come to church sit. PWW Will Aid Scheme St. James the Less has partnered with Pothecary Witham Weld (PWW) Solicitors to offer an exciting new Will Aid scheme. In exchange for a legacy left to St. James, PWW will write a free basic will, a saving of some 360. Terms and conditions apply, and information leaflets are now available. For more information please visit www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk St James the Less is registered as a charity (no. 1135075). The Office is opened on: Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri from 9am-1pm, and Mon from 9am-12pm Vicar, the Revd Lis Goddard: Pastoral assistant, Emma: Administrator, Sheila: Fundraiser, Jean-Claude: Churchwardens Dorothea & Alan: Contacts goddardea@gmail.com pastoral.assistant@sjtl.org churchadmin@sjtl.org fundraiser@sjtl.org churchwarden@sjtl.org 5